Articles, Q&A, and Links
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Articles and Links
Talent Management Choice: Who is the Star, The Individual or the Organization?
By Deb Nystrom, referencing recent Talent Management literature
Choices & Job Values: The Search for Meaning
Paying people more only buys loyalty for about three months, based on evidence. Then what?
http://www.pathfinderscareerdesign.com/salon/astd.html
Organizational (Corporate) Lifecycles
by Ichak Adizes
Links and Tools
Planning for Change, One Clear Model - DVF
Change Management, One Clear Process – William Bridges
1) Ending 2) Neutral Zone 3) Beginning
Change Management, Theory U and Presence
Leadership Coaching Articles Library – Marshall Goldsmith
Management Library - Carter McNamara
Q & A
How do we manage "Change Management?"
In a classic comic,"Pogo" replies, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."
An Appreciative Inquiry version of this same question would be:
- When have you encountered fear in the process of change and transition and mastered it?
- What helped you/your organization manage Change Management (transition) successfully?
Groups exhude power when they engage each other in respectful, yet energized debate. Acceptance of the value of diversity of views in a group helps group members focus on hearing and engaging fully in the creative tensions of thought, style, background, etc. As such, groups deal with and begin to manage the forces of ongoing change.
What halts this productive dialog? Fear, ignorance, insecurity, and boredom.
What promotes this? Confidence, courage, openness to continuous learning, data, business sense, and informed optimism. see more
What's a good strategy for an economic downturn?
An economic downturn is an opportunity for leaders to refocus the organization on what's really important - the soul of the business. Begin by asking questions to initiate core business dialog such as:
- What is the future of our industry?
- What business are we in?
- Who are our customers?
- Who do we serve?
An organization is most successful when all of its members know the organization's purpose and where they each can contribute to business success. Now, in our Wiki world, an organization's members includes its customers. (See Wikinomics and Smart Start-Ups on my reading list.)
For a similar question on LinkedIn.com I suggested:
- Consider an Agile process for project planning and strategic planning to figure out the current answers to WHAT NOW? and HOW. If things are changing, and your business has demonstrated values that include adaptability and flex, updating or redoing your strategic plan (or revisiting your business plan) may strengthen you. One strategic planning process I use includes History (timeline-staffing-story-identity), Current Situation (what is working/what's not), Trends/Radar (SWOT,Events/Developments/Trends), "Open Space" - who has energy for what kinds of things that are needed right now? If you use the recession pressure as a productive tension, you may find new energy and resource in your own staff and customers so that you not only survive--you thrive!
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